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Tag Archives: Independent financial advice in the UAE
Financial Wellness. What is it and can you improve yours?
Wellness is a term that has become very popular in the past few years. We tend to think of it in terms of mental or physical health but it is time we looked at financial wellness. Simply put, financial wellness … Continue reading
Posted in General financial information, Investment, Life Assurance, Pension, saving money, UAE Life, UK Property, Wills
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UK Spring Budget – March 2023. A summary for expats
Here we are again with another Budget and don’t they seem to come around fast? Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt has been in the role since October of last year and while he issued an Autumn Statement on 17th … Continue reading
Posted in General financial information, Need to know, News, Pension, Tax & info
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Planning your financial future – the top 10 mistakes you want to avoid
Too many people bury their heads in the sand when it comes to planning for their financial future so we need to face some facts. The reality is that most people are facing a significant shortfall in their retirement income. … Continue reading
Posted in General financial information, Pension, saving money
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UAE wills for Muslim expats – now available
The times, they are a-changing, to quote Bob Dylan, and that is the case in the UAE as Muslim expats can now write UAE wills and distribute their assets exactly as they wish, in the same way as non-Muslims. This … Continue reading
Posted in General financial information, Need to know, News, Wills
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Time to update that QROPS?
If you are looking at this wondering what on earth I am on about, a QROPS is a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme – an overseas pension arrangement into which existing UK pension plans were transferred. A strange acronym but … Continue reading
Posted in Pension, UAE Life
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2023 is the year to get serious about your financial goals
It has often been said that “a goal without a plan is just a wish”, meaning that action is required if you want to achieve your goals in life. We all spend our lives hoping for the best but you … Continue reading
Posted in General financial information, Investment, Life Assurance, Need to know, UAE Life
Tagged British Expats, British Expats Dubai, Dubai financial advice, expat financial planning, expat financialadvice, expat pensions, financial goals, financial planning, financialadvice, Independent financial advice in the UAE, independent financial adviser, life assurance, life goals, money goals, offshore investment, saving goals, uae expat advice, UAE financial advice
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Interest rates, inflation & UK mortgages – some facts
I know a few people are worrying about mortgage interest rates and are hesitating buying property because of that so let’s put the increases it in perspective. There are loads of complex and jargon-heavy articles in the financial press but … Continue reading
Posted in General financial information, Investment, Mortgages, Need to know, Property, UK Property
Tagged British expat financial advice, British Expats, British Expats Dubai, financial advice, financial adviser Dubai, Independent financial advice in the UAE, Inflation, interest rates, Keren Bobker, mortgage advice, mortgage interest rates, mortgages, offshore investment, property investment, UK mortgages, UK property, UK property investment
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UK Autumn Statement November 2022 – a summary for expats
UK Budgets seem to come thick and fast these days with the last one in September, albeit that was referred to as a ‘fiscal event’. A small budget by any other name can lead to as many problems as a … Continue reading
Posted in General financial information, Need to know, News, Tax & info
Tagged Autumn Statement, British Expats, British Expats Dubai, currency exchange, currency transfer, Dubai financial advice, expat advice., expat financial advice, income tax, Independent financial advice in the UAE, Keren Bobker, Professional financial advice, UK Autumn Statement, UK Budget, UK pension, UK pensions for expats, UK property investment, UK State Pension, UK tax, UK taxes. capital gains tax
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UK Property Investment – 10 reasons why it makes sense
UK property has a great deal of potential as an investment and it is easier to get into than you might think, with lower starting prices and plenty of benefits. Read on to find out why UK property could be … Continue reading
Posted in Investment, Mortgages, Property, UK Property
Tagged British Expats, British Expats Dubai, buy to let, currency exchange, currency transfer, Dubai, dubai advice, Dubai financial advice, expat financialadvice, expat life, expat mortgages, expat wills Dubai, financial advice Dubai, Independent financial advice in the UAE, invest in UK property, investment, professional advice, property investment, rental property UK, Retirement planning, uae expats, UK mortgages, UK property, UK property investment, UK tax, United Arab Emirates
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10 sensible steps for smart investing
I have put together a simple guide to 10 practical and logical steps you need to follow when investing so to find out more, read on… It is too easy to side-tracked from planning your future, our lives are busy … Continue reading
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